The course provides a basic comprehensive overview of the management of finance and investments. The basic elements of financial management are presented using an internet delivery form. This course incorporates regular text study, internet readings, assigned quantitative financial exercises, asynchronous group discussions, and on-line examinations. The flow of the financial topics provides a logical progression starting with the basic theories of finance, and then applying more advanced concepts, formulas and quantitative financial techniques all designed to build up to the solution of increasingly complex financial problems. A large portion of the course is devoted to the application of financial theory and developed financial formulas to solve specific quantitative financial problems. The student is expected to be well-versed in college level algebra and graphical analysis, and to have some exposure to basic statistics.

The major subject matter covered in this introductory finance course is listed below :

• The financial marketplace
• The measurement and evaluation of financial performance
• The time value of money concept
• The risk versus return concept
• Investment securities - Stocks and Bonds
• Capital budgeting theory and application
• The Firm's cost of capital
• Financial leverage
• Working capital
• International finance

Internet commerce